Chevrolet announced on Wednesday that the Camaro coupe and convertible will end production of the current sixth generation after the 2024 model year.
In a release, the GM brand suggested that the Camaro would be “retired” after the current iteration’s nine-year run. The last Camaros will be built in January 2024 at the Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant in Michigan.
During this period a sixth generation Chevy Camaro it was praised for its significantly improved handling rorty ZL1 editionand for the fuel efficiency trials of the turbo-4 version rated at more than 300 hp.
However, sales of the Camaro have slowed dramatically since the introduction of the current model. The Camaro is now a distant third in muscle car sales, behind the Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger, which have traded leads for the past few model years. Last year, Chevrolet sold 24,652 Camaro coupes and convertibles.
Chevrolet also announced that it will celebrate the Camaro with a Collector’s Edition package for the RS and SS models. Details of the package will be available closer to the start of orders in the summer.
GM has not confirmed its successor, but in a statement Scott Bell, vice president of Global Chevrolet, noted, “While we are not announcing an immediate successor today, rest assured, this is not the end of the Camaro’s story.”
In 2021, rumors surfaced that Chevrolet might replace the Camaro with one electric performance sedan. Other speculations are that it will come as an electric SUV and that the The Corvette could also get an electric SUV.
That chapter remains to be written, but the end of the Camaro as a gas car is imminent.
This article was originally published by Motor Authorityeditorial partner ClassicCars.com.
